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PAPER BOX.

Patented June 26, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT L. MUNSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,972, dated June 26,1883.

Application mm Jnlyilfi, 1882. (No model.) I

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT L. MUNsoN, acitizen. of the United States, residing at New -York city, in the countyand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im)rovements in Pa )er Boxes of which the l 7 7 The present inventionconsists in the provision of an interior slide-box designed especiallyfor the packing of cigarettes, and so arranged that when filled withcigarettes it can be easily moved to and fro in its tubular coverwithout its contents contacting therewith, and permitting their removalfrom either end, all

of which, together with the details of construction and operation, willbe hereinafter fully set forth and described.

In the drawings, which form an important part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of the flat blank of paper from which theslide-box is foldedinto form. Fig. 2 shows a top view of the same whenfolded into form. Fig. 3 is a side view thereof, showing the man- .30ner of closing the ends. Fig. 4. is a cross-section taken on lines as xin Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is .a crosssection of the same after the slide-box isinsertedin its exterior tubular cover. Fig. 6

- is a side view, showing the slide-box partially 3 5 projected from itstubular cover, showing manner of opening the ends to remove contents.

Similar reference-letters found in the various figures of the drawingswill designate cor responding parts.

The object of the present invention is the production of a form of boxdesigned to slide within atubular cover which is open at both ends, and.arranged to at all times keep its contents covered and free from anycontact with such outside cover, at the same time to prevent theaccidental escape of any portion thereof whenthe box is being opened,and to permit the ready removal of such contents from either end of thebox. As is the usual custom in manufacturing this class of boxes,

I out both the slide-box and its exterior tubu lar cover from paper bymeans of any of the well known and common systems of cutting dies orforms, creasing them at the same time at ascertained points for foldinginto form.

A is that part of the blank forming the bottom of the box, thelongitudinal divisions or sections a and I) forming the sides thereof. B

forms the cover, and the extremes thereof the flaps for closing theendsand securing them when inserted in the tubular cover. This section Icrease or, score longitudinally on the lines 1, 2, and 3, to enableit tobe folded thereon into perfect shape. It will be understood that thebox-body is composed of the bottom. A and sides a, and I), forming atrough open at both ends'. The cover B is attached to one side, foldingdown laterally to .cover the entire open trough or box-body A. It alsoearries at each end, projecting flaps for closing and securing the endsof box A. These elos-- ing-iiaps are formed in three parts or sections,0, d, and e, and are arranged to be folded or turned over on the creasedor scored lines 5 and 6. Section d, when folded over on creased line 5,forms the end of the box, while the extreme section, 0, folded down online 6 forms the final securing-flap when tucked in between the bottom Aand the exterior tubular cover, 0. This tubular cover, being of theconventional form long in common use, needs no description here,although it necessarily forms an essential element in combination withmy new form of slide-box. Section 0 of the endclosing portions of thecover B is separated from the side I) of the box a short distance fromits ends, as shown at h h, and may be provided with the scored line 4,which will act as a hinge, this for thepurpose of enabling a portion ofthe cover to be thrown backfrom the end of the box in order to give freeaccess to its contents when it is drawn partially out at either end ofits tubular cover, as shown in Fig. 6.

The method of using this slide-box for origi nal packing is as follows:To form the box, section a is first folded upright on the creasedline 1. Section I) is then folded up on line 2. This gives the completeshape of the box-body A a 1), into which the cigarettes are then placed.too

The cover Bis now folded down on the line 3 until it rests upon thetopof the box A and its contents, the end flaps now projecting beyond thebox ends, as in Fig. 2. Sections (1 of the projecting flaps of cover 13are now folded down on lines 5, which forms the ends. The extremesections, 0, are then folded 011 lines (3 and turned in under and restagainst the bottom A, as plainly shown at the left-hand end of Fig. 3.This completes the slide-box ready for insertion. in its tubularexterior cover, C. By referring to Fig. 6 it will be seen that as soonas the interiorbox is pushed from its outer cover, lease thebinding-flap c it will fall away by its own weight. It is obvious thatby lifting it and throwing it back on the line 4, which acts as a hinge,it exposes the contents of the box back to that point, and they can bereadily grasped by the fingers for removal. Both ends of the box beingalike, it is apparent that either end can be opened.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination with a tubular exterior boxopen at both ends, an interior sliding box folded from a flat blank oncreased and scored lines, having a top folding down laterally from oneside thereof and divided into sections, wings, and flaps, which, whenfolded into positions, as shown and described, serve to cover the top ofthe box, to close its ends, and to secure them in place when it isinserted in the exterior tubular box, all. for the purposessubstantially as hereinbefore set forth.

2. In combination with a rectangular tubular box open atboth ends,aninterior slide-box folded from a single flat blank having thefollowing characteristics, viz: a trough shaped body open at both ends,and a sectional top folding down laterally from one side of the box,provided at each end with flaps projecting beyond the box-body, foldeddown and around the ends thereof, closing them, and tucked beneath thebottom of the box and be tween it and the exterior tubular cover, all

(I, a distance sufficient to re-' substantially as and for the purposesas herein shown and set forth.

3. In combination with a rectangular tubular box open at both ends, aninterior sliding box formed from a single flat blank, having atrough-shaped body which may be open at either end, and a sectional toparranged to fold down laterally from one side of the box body, havingsectional wings forming a part of the top, and projecting flapsoverlapping and closing the ends of the box and infolding and tuckingbeneath the bottom of the box, and the exterior tubular cover, allsubstantially as and for the purposes as herein shown and set forth.

4. In combination with the rectangular tubular box 0, open at both ends,the interior sliding box having body A and sides a. Z), and anoverlapping top which is folded laterally from one side and is dividedinto a main seetion, I3, and lifting wings a, and provided with flaps d.and c, projecting therefrom beyond the ends of the box, the flaps d,when folded down, lapping around and closing the box ends, flapsinfolding and tucking in beneath the bottom A and between. it and theexterior box, (1, all substantially as and for the purposes as here inshown and set forth.

In combination with the rectangular tubular box 0, open at both ends,the interior slidingbox having body A and sides a. b, and an overlappingtop folding. laterally fromv one side of the box, such cover beingprovided with. flaps (I and c, projecting beyond the ends of the box andarranged to fold down around the box ends, closing them and tuckingbeneath the bottom of the box A and between it and the exterior box, 0,all substantially as and for the purposes as herein shown and set forth.

ALBERT L. MUN SON \Vitnesses:

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